Shelter (2007)

Forced to give up his dreams of art school, Zach works dead-end jobs to support his sister and her son. Questioning his life, he paints, surfs and hangs out with his best friend, Gabe. When Gabe’s older brother returns home for the summer, Zach suddenly finds himself drawn into a relationship he didn’t expect.

• art school
• artist
• california
• class differences
• coming out
• family relationships
• gay
• gay relationship
• graffiti
• homophobia
• lgbt teen
• little boy
• older brother
• sibling relationship
• single mother
• skateboarding
• surfing